Disability in Namibia

According to the Namibia Statistics Agency based on the 2016 Inter-censal Demographic Survey, 5% of Namibia's population has varying degrees of disability.[1]

Categories

As of 2001, among all people with disabilities, 35% suffer from visual impairment, 27% suffer from mobility impairment which involve hands and legs, 21% suffer from heading impairment, 11% suffer from speech impairment and 5% suffer from mental defects.[2]

References
  1. "Human Rights approach needed to mainstream disability in Namibia". UNFPA. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. "NFPDN Profile". Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD). Retrieved 14 May 2021.


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